Seasonal Easter Recipe Ideas.

Our Easter recipe ideas using our award-winning smoked foods are perfect for family brunches, lunches and festive parties.

Coming into the spring season, as the weather grows warmer and Easter is fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to host; whether it’s a family Easter meal or a party, our recipe pages provide fresh artisan serving suggestions designed to impress your guests.

If you’re entertaining family for a festive get-together, why not try our Oak Roasted Salmon? It makes the perfect centrepiece for a meal, it’s ready to eat and pairs beautifully with new potatoes drizzled with Smoked Seaweed Butter and panfried asparagus, or try making a hearty Oak Roasted Salmon Quiche or Frittata
Check out our new Charcuterie Platters or Tapas Luxury Feast Hamper for informal, impressive catering, which offers a selection of gourmet cured meats, cheeses, and accompaniments.
Try your hand at creating our Smoked Duck Canapes for delicious party nibbles, or visit our canapes and nibbles page for further inspiration.

If a delicious breakfast or brunch is more your thing try our Eggs Royale with Spinach for a deceptively easy early morning pick me up, or conjure up Gordon Ramsay’s Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon Croissant.

Whatever your taste, we hope you enjoy a delicious Easter with your loved ones.

Happy Holidays, Gwyliau Hapus.

Just over 2 weeks to go until Easter and we’re ready to take your orders so you can have a stress-free and delicious Easter break.

The Easter weekend is early this year so don’t let it take you by surprise; our order date recommendations are below:

If you want to enjoy one of our succulent Glazed Hams then we need your order by Monday 18th March (less than a week away) because they are produced to order.

We aim to take LAST ORDERS for delivery before Easter on Friday 22nd March however you can still order online or over the phone the week before the Easter weekend. We always try our best to honour last-minute orders however ordering in advance helps us to plan our production and deliver the freshest produce on your day of choice.

The LAST DELIVERY DATE before Easter is Thursday 28th March (no deliveries on Good Friday as it’s a bank holiday).

We’ve created a whole category dedicated to the best Easter Holiday Food & Hampers including our lovely Little Easter Feast £58 (pictured below). From whole hams and sides of smoked salmon to small gift hampers or large luxury hampers like our splendid Tapas Luxury Feast £215 (pictured below) for easy party meals, there’s a great selection available.

 

Our smoked duck is a versatile ingredient, and is rich enough in flavour to work well with the mushrooms in this fab recipe.

 A delicious warm and cosy recipe that kept us going last week!

• 500ml vegetable stock or bouillon powder
• 1 smoked duck breast – chopped
• 125g mushrooms – sliced
• 2 leeks – sliced
• 2 celery sticks – sliced
• 1 large carrot – cubed
• 250g arborio (risotto) rice
• ½ glass white wine
• parsley leaves – chopped

If you’re making your own stock, simmer 750ml of water with carrots, celery, parsley, thyme, onion, bay leaves, black peppercorns & coriander seeds.

Soften the leeks, celery & carrots in olive oil, sprinkle with salt and cover over a low heat.

Add in the mushrooms and cook gently for 5 minutes.

Then stir in the rice until it’s translucent and has soaked up the olive oil and juices.

Add the white wine and simmer over a gentle heat until absorbed.

Add in half the stock gradually, then add the remainder and bring to the boil. Turn right down to a low simmer and cover for 10 minutes.

Add the sliced smoked duck and more liquid if necessary and then return to a low simmer.

Leave for another 10 minutes until the smoked duck is hot.

Garnish with parsley and finish with olive oil.

Serve in warm bowls, with an optional chopped gherkin & caper garnish.

Our Oak Roasted Salmon is just brilliant for easy festive entertaining!

Look no further for a solution for your Christmas Eve celebrations.  After a hectic day with family and to make more time to prepare ahead for Christmas Day, nothing could be easier than a festive feast of ready-to-eat Oak Roasted Salmon – peppered or plain.

We serve our Oak Roasted Salmon at room temperature with quick and easy roasted new potatoes, baby beetroot roasted with shallots and dill, fresh green salad & a bowl of dill cream to hand around.  Nothing nicer!

Garnish the salmon just as you please – we like to use watercress leaves or pea shoots with red pepper or chilli slivers and lime wedges but it’s just as lovely to use traditional cucumber with lemon and even prawns.

To make the dill sauce – simply mix a jar of our lovely Dill & Mustard Sauce with a large tub of crème fraiche or mayonnaise. You can also use our delicious Sweet Beetroot Chutney on the side if you are not cooking your own beetroot.

We would love to hear how you serve your Oak Roasted Salmon?

 Ingredients

1 Smoked Duck Breast – sliced and cut into slivers  

BMS Redcurrant and Port Jelly

Llaeth Y Llan Natural Yogurt

Canapé Shells

Pomegranate Seeds

Lay the Canapé Shells onto a serving platter or board.
Spoon in some of the Llaeth Y Llan Natural Yogurt.
Roll the Smoked Duck slivers into spirals and place on top of the yoghurt (the yoghurt holds the duck in place)
Add a small dollop of the Redcurrant and Port Jelly and sprinkle on some of the pomegranate seeds.
Not only will this Smoked Duck canapé look divine it will have your guests wanting more!

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Ingredients

170g Smoked Duck Breast  – thinly sliced
4 handfuls Wild Rocket Leaves
2 Little Gem Lettuces
8 Shallots

12 Baby Beetroot or 4 large
1 clove Garlic – chopped
1 tsp Ground Cumin

1 tbsp Fino Olive Oil
1 tbsp Fino Balsamic Vinegar
Lemon Juice

Handful of toasted chopped walnuts (optional)

Toss the beetroot, shallots and garlic with the Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar and cumin. Season and oven roast in foil until tender.

Lightly dress the salad leaves with Olive Oil, lemon juice and seasoning. Arrange on a platter with the cooled roasted vegetables, salad leaves and slices of Smoked Duck Breast. Scatter over the walnuts to finish off your smoked duck recipe.

Hopefully, you’ve had a fruitful harvest from your tomato plants this year? We love deep red, juicy, intense and flavourful August tomatoes; if you’ve had a glut then try our easy summery tomato salsa recipe below.

A simple tomato salsa can transform a portion of Oak Roasted Salmon or some sliced Smoked Chicken, particularly good on a picnic or as an accompaniment for a relaxing summer lunch.

Seasonal Summer Salsa

4 large ripe tomatoes

1 avocado

1/2 cucumber

1/2 lime

1 small red salad onion

1 mild green/red chilli

Handful of fresh coriander – chopped

2 tbsp of Very Chilli Jam

• Peel and dice the tomatoes and cucumber.
• Cube the avocado.
• Finely dice the red onion and squeeze over the lime juice to take the sting out of the onion.
• Deseed and finely slice the chilli and roughly chop the coriander.
• Combine all the ingredients with the Chilli Jam and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Our garden was devoted to wedding flowers this year but we’ve had lots of vegetable donations from kind neighbours and we’re looking forward to growing our own again next year.

This August we’re giving away a jar of Very Chilli Jam (100ml) with every order over £55 – sign up to our newsletter here for the code.

 

Ideal for Picnics, Family Friendly Feasts & Summer Celebrations

Make life easy this summer and order one of our Whole Free Range Honey-Glazed Hams for delivery directly to your door on a day that suits you.

Our Whole Hams are one of our best-selling items – so versatile, mouth-wateringly delicious and available between 2 & 5 kilos.

Some of our favourite ways to serve one of our Whole Hams:

– a couple slices of ham with a herby jersey royal potato salad, a green, broad bean & fresh pea salad or crunchy pickles and a jammy soft-boiled egg for the perfect summery lunch or light dinner in the garden – glass of rosé optional!

– simple sandwiches for a picnic with slices of sourdough bread and a yummy fruity chutney

– they also look great as the centrepiece on a summer buffet table

If you’re looking to add extra flavour then try our Seville Orange Marmalade & Dijon Mustard Glaze. We recommend 2/3 Seville Orange Marmalade to 1/3 Dijon Mustard (grainy mustard is also fine if that’s what you have in the cupboard) and you can always add cloves for a spicy aroma and brown sugar or honey if you want a sweeter flavour. Cover the ham with the mixture and use a blowtorch to caramelise.

Our Seville Orange Marmalade is also a great addition to a salad dressing for a tangy flavour to match with our award-winning Smoked Duck in a fresh, vibrant and deliciously smoky salad.

Order information – we need your ham orders by Friday the week before delivery so we can make sure we have time to prepare and get it safely on its way to you!

We tried Jamie Oliver’s fabulous Summer Salmon Salad Recipe and here’s our version using Black Mountains Smokery produce.

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INGREDIENTS
• 800g Jersey Royals, scrubbed clean
• 200ml Llaeth Y Llan Natural Yoghurt
• 1 lemon
• Fino Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ½ a cucumber
• ½ a bunch fennel tops and ½ a bunch fresh basil or parsley
• 2 x 190g Black Mountains Smokery Oak Roasted Peppered Salmon
• Halen Môn Anglesey Sea Salt to taste

INSTRUCTIONS
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the potatoes. Then bring back to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes until nicely cooked. Cut any large potatoes in half.
Meanwhile, make your dressing by whisking the yoghurt with the lemon zest and juice, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper and a lug of extra virgin olive oil.
Drain the potatoes well, tip into a mixing bowl and season immediately with salt and pepper. Drizzle with a little olive oil and, after 5 minutes, stir in most of the dressing. Leave to cool.
Peel and halve the cucumber lengthways, remove the seeds and cut into ½cm slices. Roughly chop the fennel tops.
Add the cucumber and fennel to the potatoes, pick in the basil leaves or parsley and mix well.
Divide the salad evenly between four plates and flake over the peppered salmon. Drizzle with a little olive oil and enjoy our Summer Salmon Salad recipe.

A simple autumn canapé recipe using our Smoked Welsh Dragon Sausage, Canape Shells and Very Chilli Jam – delicious! And a great way to use up this years home-grown tomatoes.

Ingredients

Smoked Welsh Dragon Pork Sausages – Sliced on diagonal

Canapé Shells

Greek Style Natural Yoghurt 

Cotswold Gold Rapeseed Oil

Cherry Tomatoes – Halved

Very Chilli Jam

Flat Leaved Parsley, Fresh Mint or Basil 

Ingredients

500g Shortcrust pastry
4 x 100g fillets of Oak Roasted Salmon, flaked into large pieces
4 Spring onions – finely chopped
Small bunch dill – finely chopped
Small bunch watercress – roughly chopped
5 Eggs
250ml Cream
100ml Milk
Pinch grated nutmeg
Seasoning

Aren’t we lucky to get an extra Bank Holiday this May?! We’re looking forward to coming together with our neighbours and local friends at the Coronation Big Lunch to share food and fun to celebrate the crowning of his Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen Consort on Sunday 7^th May this year.

We’ve plenty of ideas to help you create your Coronation Big Lunch Feast; our scrumptious side of Oak Roasted Salmon makes a perfect centre-piece alongside a delicious potato or beetroot salad and fresh vegetables or salad leaves and you have a wonderful fuss-free meal to feed many!

Perhaps you need to bring along a plate of nibbles to your Coronation Big Lunch; we have an easy Smoked Chicken Canapé idea or if you’re looking for a sweet treat our yummy Mini Banoffee Pie Canapés with Halen Mon Salted Caramel Sauce are sure to be hit.

Welsh Festive Feast Hamper – Little Meat Feast Hamper

Whether you’re having a huge street party or a more intimate celebration, make life easy and choose one of our specially curated hampers. We have a selection of the finest artisan Welsh produce with everything you need for the ultimate celebration this bank holiday.

Add a selection of our delightful Welsh Cheeses with Welsh Artisan Crackers and one of our bespoke jellies or chutneys for a spread to be proud of!

See our recipe pages for some inspiration; lots of fuss-free, simple and healthy ideas for you to enjoy on all three Bank Holidays this May!

We hope you like our Coronation Big Lunch Food Ideas!

Fingers crossed the weather will be kind to us ☀️

We’re very excited to showcase some great new products now available on our website and in our shop this Spring!

The first of these is the fabulous Stonebird Teku Teku Rosé Wine; it’s a 2020 vintage mix of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes grown in Kent and aged in traditional amphorae with minimal intervention not far from us near Raglan in Monmouthshire. The wine has a playful peach colour, and also has peach on the nose with orange zest and elderflower. Flavours of blood orange, rhubarb, and an exciting zingy acidity are balanced with a distinct chalky element from the amphorae. We think it goes really well with our Smoked Salmon particularly as the weather starts to warm up this April, we’re really looking forward to thawing ourselves out and discarding some layers here at the Smokery!

We have also welcomed Cheese Nibbles; delicious handcrafted cheesy sablé biscuits with Sundried Tomato, Chilli, Pistachio or Stilton & Almond. They are produced by a small family business in the South Shropshire Hills near Shrewsbury and are a simple but luxurious treat perfect for any occasion. Our favourites are the Pistachio & Parmesan – very more-ish with a glass of chilled rosé wine!

Little Food Lovers Hamper £49

We’ve added 5 new smaller £49 hampers  to our gift line-up; offering a bite-size taste of some of our top-selling smoked products and all hampers also include an item from the stellar line-up of other Welsh produce we stock. They’re a great way to get to know your favourites from our range of locally produced award-winning smoked fish, meat and cheese.

And last but not least we have a gorgeous new Classic Smoked Salmon & Rose Gift if you know someone in need of a special springtime treat this April 💐

 

Delicious Welsh meat-free sausages made using our Smoked Welsh Cheddar with Paprika.

Makes 16 sausages 

    INGREDIENTS

225g fresh breadcrumbs

125g  Smoked Welsh Cheddar with Paprika

3 medium size free-range eggs

drop of milk

salt and white pepper

1⁄2 teaspoon mustard powder

175g leek shredded and sautéed

1 heaped tablespoon of chopped parsley

COATING

100g fresh breadcrumbs

1 medium sized egg

4 tbsp milk

Vegetable oil for frying

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix the breadcrumbs, cheese, seasoning, mustard, leek and parsley.

Beat the eggs and add to the ingredients. Mix the ingredients to form a firm dough and add a drop of milk if too dry. Divide the mixture into 16, and form each portion into a small sausage shape.

For the coating, beat the egg and add the milk. Place the breadcrumbs on a plate and season. Take each sausage and roll it in the mixture, drain a little, then roll in the breadcrumbs. Repeat until all the sausages are coated and chill for an hour.

Heat a heavy base frying pan, add a little oil, add the sausages a few at a time and fry gently over a medium-low heat until golden all over and cooked through.

Enjoy our Glamorgan Sausages Recipe! Great served with Very Chilli Jam 🌶️

A smokey twist on a classic Italian dish, this Smoked Chicken Lasagne is a decadent, creamy lasagne packed with chunks of Smoked Chicken, juicy tomatoes, mushrooms and Welsh Teifi Mature Cheddar Cheese 🧡 A simple recipe that makes a really delicious supper!

 

INGREDIENTS

250g pack Fresh Egg Lasagne
75g Dragon Butter
225g Chopped or Sliced Mushrooms
225g Grated Teifi Mature Cheddar
225g Cherry Tomatoes, quartered
225g small chunks of Smoked Chicken
40g Plain Flour
300ml Milk
100g Soft Cheese
150ml Double cream
freshly ground black pepper

 

METHOD

1. Melt 20g of the butter & add the sliced mushrooms, season with pepper and cook.

2. Melt the rest of the butter, add the flour and whisk over a gentle heat until smooth, then remove from the heat and slowly add the milk to create smooth sauce. Then bring to the boil and whisk until the sauce thickens, reduce the heat and cook for a couple of minutes whilst stirring. Finally take it off the heat and stir in the soft cheese and double cream.

3. Put a layer of sauce over the base of a deep rectangular ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with a quarter of the cheddar cheese. Place lasagne sheets on top. Cover with half of the tomatoes, half of the cooked mushrooms and half the smoked chicken. Spoon over a further thin layer of sauce and cover with another quarter of the cheddar cheese. Lay more lasagne sheets on top to cover. Add the remaining tomatoes, cooked mushrooms and smoked chicken. Spoon over a further thin layer of sauce and sprinkle half the remaining cheddar cheese. Top with lasagne sheets and add the remaining sauce and cheddar cheese.

4. Bake in a preheated oven for about 25 minutes at Fan 170°C until the cheese begins to brown. Grill for 5 minutes for a crisp golden top.

We hope you enjoy your Smoked Chicken Lasagne!

Conjure up an Indoor Picnic for a Six Nations Rugby Party!

The Six Nations Rugby tournament is an absolute highlight for us every year; such a great opportunity for a get-together at home with family and friends – we all need a bit of cheering up by the beginning of February!

Our Gourmet Meat Feast has everything you need for an afternoon of grazing with back-to-back rugby matches on the box – a luxury hamper box filled with enough meaty treats to satisfy even the most ardent carnivore.

Buy our Gourmet Meat Feast Hamper £125 – Buy our Little Meat Feast Hamper £55

Indulge your guests with our in-house Smoked Duck, Smoked Chicken and Smoked Sausage served with delicious Black Mountains Smokery accompaniments including Sweet Beetroot Chutney and Spiced Citrus Jelly.

There’s also a choice of meaty Terrines, chunks of Chorizo and Fennel Salami, Free Range Sliced Ham and locally-made artisan crackers plus a few chocolatey treats of course!

Alternatively, you can put together your own delectable selection from our locally produced free-range Trealy Farm Charcuterie.

Buy our Tapas Treats Hamper £99 – Try our locally sourced Trealy Farm Charcuterie £5.95 – £10.95

From Pork Collar and Game Salami to Venison Carpaccio and Beef Bresaola, our cured meats are full of natural sweetness intensified with a variety of herbs and spices.

Perhaps add some wonderful Welsh Cheeses from our Welsh Dairy and finish it all off with sliced fruit for a glorious afternoon platter. Or try our perfectly curated Tapas Treats Hamper, a specially selected mixture of meat, cheese and other yummy snacks to graze on.

Maybe you’d prefer to serve your guests an extra special bacon sandwich. We have a choice of Free Range Smoked, Unsmoked and Streaky Bacon; dry cured for a full flavour and firm texture. Just add some white soft sliced bread and bottle of tomato ketchup – yum!

We also have a smaller Little Meat Feast Gift Hamper if you’re having a quieter gathering, plenty of our finest smoked goodies to keep you going for a couple of matches at least! All our hampers include free postage and packing so let us take care of everything for you – we can deliver directly to you on your day of choice.

And don’t forget our local beers, cider and wine to wash it all down 🍺 🍷 🍎

It’s sure to be a closely fought tournament with France and Ireland looking like the two teams to beat but Good Luck to all six nations – mainly Wales though! 😉